App administration

App administration

The business Administration section of the app lets you configure features shared by different modules.

Security and access

Only a user with the app administrator security role can access the Administration page.

  1. Open BigPicture.

  2. Click the wrench icon at the top.

  3. Select the administration section you want to go to.

Screenshot of the wrench icon expanded in the Gantt module.

Features overview

The overview of the features is presented in the table below:

Feature

Description

Feature

Description

Box types

Use box types to customize the app and match your management framework. You can create new box types from scratch or duplicate the existing ones.

Resources

Manage the resources' holidays, work time, and capacity in the following sections:

  • Individuals - this tab lets you add new resources and define the related information concerning resources.

  • Skills - each resource possesses a set of skills defined in this section. It is also possible to plan for new skills acquired in the future.

  • Workload plans - the workload plans are the basis for the resource capacity, i.e. they determine the availability of the resources during the week.

  • Holiday plans - holiday plans allow you to define the resource's unavailability. There are two types of holidays: fixed and floating.

The Gantt module and Resources module use the information to automate the planning of your tasks.

Security

Access and permissions within the app can be managed and assigned to individuals or groups.

Financials

Manage team hourly rates and currency for the Financials module.

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